Hier, je suis devenu grand
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In tribute to his father, an Algerian immigrant, Azouz Begag shares a personal story that is both tender and funny. “Yesterday, I grew up. It was my father who officially told me so: ‘Listen to me carefully, kid, it’s time for you to start walking on your own in life. Tomorrow morning, you’ll come with me to the ‘marchipisse.’” “Marchipisse”? It was the first time I’d ever heard that word. He said it was a place where you bought “boumarchi” things—all the useful things in the life of a man who wants to make “zicounoumies.”
En hommage à son père, immigré algérien, Azouz Begag livre un récit personnel, à la fois tendre et drôle. "Hier, je suis devenu grand. C'est mon père qui me l'a annoncé officiellement : "Écoute-moi bien moufils, il est temps que tu commences à marcher tout seul dans la vie. Demain matin, tu viendras avec moi au marchipisse." Marchipisse ? C'était la première fois que j'entendais ce mot. Il a dit que c'était un endroit où on achetait des choses boumarchi, toutes les choses utiles dans la vie d'un homme qui veut faire des zicounoumies."
- Item weight : 63.5 g
- Reading age : 10 - 12 years
- Dimensions : 12.5 x 0.5 x 17.8 cm
In tribute to his father, an Algerian immigrant, Azouz Begag shares a personal story that is both tender and funny. “Yesterday, I grew up. It was my father who officially told me so: ‘Listen to me carefully, kid, it’s time for you to start walking on your own in life. Tomorrow morning, you’ll come with me to the ‘marchipisse.’” “Marchipisse”? It was the first time I’d ever heard that word. He said it was a place where you bought “boumarchi” things—all the useful things in the life of a man who wants to make “zicounoumies.”
En hommage à son père, immigré algérien, Azouz Begag livre un récit personnel, à la fois tendre et drôle. "Hier, je suis devenu grand. C'est mon père qui me l'a annoncé officiellement : "Écoute-moi bien moufils, il est temps que tu commences à marcher tout seul dans la vie. Demain matin, tu viendras avec moi au marchipisse." Marchipisse ? C'était la première fois que j'entendais ce mot. Il a dit que c'était un endroit où on achetait des choses boumarchi, toutes les choses utiles dans la vie d'un homme qui veut faire des zicounoumies."
- Item weight : 63.5 g
- Reading age : 10 - 12 years
- Dimensions : 12.5 x 0.5 x 17.8 cm
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